Charles Creek Vineyard

Upcoming Events

December 2 – February 26 – Sonoma Artist Erika Schmitt displays her unique small works in paint and collage at the Charles Creek Vineyard Tasting Room & Gallery. Click here for more info and images.
December 12 - A reception for Artist Erika Schmitt with cheeses and – of course – Charles Creek wines will be held from 5 to 7 PM at the Charles Creek Vineyard Tasting Room & Gallery. Click here for more info and images.
December 12 - A tasting of selected Library wines, available for purchase in magnum (1.5 liter) format will be held from 4 – 7 PM, overlapping with the Wine & Cheese Reception for Artist Erika Schmitt (from 5 to 7 PM). For more info click here
October 2 - November 30, 2008 - Area Artist Anthony Montanino returns to the Charles Creek Vineyard Tasting Room & Gallery with new and recent depictions of Wine Country. Click here for more information and images from the show. To visit Anthony Montanio's web site, click here.

Past Events

October 31 & November 1, 2008 - Charles Creek meets Charles Schwab at the 2008 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Charles Creek Vineyard will be sampling current vintages to with pair with offerings from local restaurants during the annual Wine & Food Festival portion of this PGA event. The food and wine pairing will be offered both days from approximately 12:30 to 4:30 PM. Click here for details and ticket info.
August 1 –September 30 - Local Photographer Cathleen Francisco displays her colorful Polaroid Transfer prints at the Charles Creek Vineyard Tasting Room and Gallery.
May 21, 2008 - Carneros Bistro and Wine Bar, at the Lodge at Sonoma, will be partnering with Charles Creek Vineyard for a sumptuous Winemaker Dinner on Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Winemaker Kerry Damskey and Charles Creek Proprietors Bill & Gerry Brinton will be on hand to discuss the wines as they are artfully paired with the innovative cuisine of Chef Janine Falvo. For reservations, please contact Carneros Bistro at (707) 931-2042
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January 15th - March 31, 2008 - Artist Michael Holland returns to the CCV Tasting Room & Gallery.
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October 6, 2007 - Guide Dogs for the Blind-Yountville, CA, Vineyard Pavillion
Charles Creek Vineyard is supplying a live auction lot that includes a luncheon for 12 at the home vineyard of CCV proprietors Bill and Gerry Brinton, overlooking Sonoma Valley, pus Magnums of the 2003 Las Pasiones Cabernet Sauvignon and 2002 Vista del Halcon Russian River Chardonnay
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October 27-October 28, 2007 - Charles Schwab Cup Championship-Sonoma National Golf Course
Charles Creek Vineyard will be pouring wines for the PGA tour Charles Schwab Cup
For details visit: http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/s539/
September 28-September 30, 2007 - Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival
Charles Creek Vineyard will be pouring at the Patrons Tasting the evening of Sept 28 as well as the Plaza celebration on Sat and Sun. For more infomation, visit: http://www.sonomavinfest.org
September 8, 2007 - Sonoma Mountain-Charles Creek Vineyard hosted its Annual Club Member Appreciation Day with an afternoon of BBQ and Bocce (and delicious CCV wines, of course) for the loyal members of Wine Club Tecolote
July 8, 2005 - Grand Premier of Sonoma Artist Michael Holland’s New Work at The Lodge at Sonoma. Click here for details.
August 2005 - Listing of Charles Creek Vineyard's tasting room and gallery in The Diablo Guide. Click here to read story.
August 19th - September 10th - Sonoma Plein Air 2005.

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May 17, 2005 - "U.S. court rules wine OK by mail" as featured in Del Rio News-Herald. Click here to read full story.
May 12, 2005 - Koret Foundation Breast Cancer Benefit with the first screening of the latest Star Wars film in the Trilogy from Lucas Films Productions at Moscone Center, San Francisco. Charles Creek Vineyard is the exclusive supplier of wines for this event.
May 5, 2005 - National Coast Guard Foundation Annual Meeting - Charles Creek Vineyard is the exclusive supplier of wines for this event.
April 20, 2005 - Charles Creek Wine Dinner at Akbars in Los Angeles. Click here for details or Click here for a PDF, downloadable, printable version
February 9, 2005 - Charles Creek Vineyard wines are featured at Virgin Club Event at SFO. Click here for images.

Press

December 2008 - Read interview with Bill Brinton on vinikitas - wine view, reviews & interviews
August 2005 - Click here for listing of Charles Creek Vineyard's tasting room and gallery in The Diablo Guide.
May 20, 2005 - Click here for "We get 30 to 50 people a day visiting our tasting rooms, Brinton says" as featured in Business Week Online.
May 17, 2005 - Click here for "McWilliams and Brinton both said that direct shipping to consumers is important business to smaller wineries in Sonoma Valley." as featured in The Sonoma Index-Tribune.
May 17, 2005 - Click here for "U.S. court rules wine OK by mail" as featured in Del Rio News-Herald.
May 17, 2005 - Click here for "We turn down a lot of direct wine sales everyday because of these laws," Brinton said." as featured in the Los Angeles Times.
April 15, 2005 - Click here for Charles Creek Vineyard's tasting room and gallery reviewed by Wine Country This Week.
March 8, 2005 - Click here for "Charles Creek Vineyard proprietors Bill and Gerry Brinton have opened a brand-new Plaza tasting room and gallery for Charles Creek Vineyard" as featured in The Sonoma Index Tribune.
January 19, 2005 - Click here for "When you think of winemaking if ever you do, what images come to mind?" as featured in The Dispatch.
January 14, 2005 - Click here for "Virtual winery pops cork...Can a few people make a winery? Charles Creek thinks so" as featured in San Francisco Business Times.
January 10, 2005 - Los Angeles Times article entitled "Winemakers, Growers Fight Over 'Hang Time'" which featured a quote from Bill Brinton: "We want the fruit to hang as long as it possibly can," said Bill Brinton, owner of Charles Creek Vineyard in Sonoma. "You get different flavors when you let the grapes hang, and that seems to be what the public likes."
December 10, 2004 - Excerpts from an interview with Bill Brinton in the San Francisco Chronicle regarding the recent Supreme Court review of national wine shipping and the freedom of consumers to choose. Click here to see segment.